MAL-2024-9266

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/innostage/MAL-2024-9266.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2024-9266
Published
2024-10-07T13:23:16Z
Modified
2025-12-12T20:42:24.383239Z
Summary
Malicious code in innostage (PyPI)
Details

The package contains code to download and execute a reverse shell script.

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Source: kam193 (ec433c9a241ed7127dc5d6f55b002e94a2407ddd47000e50355f118536e9021e)

When imported, the package download and runs a remote stage - a reverse shell. To mask activity, the remote domain is made to mimic PyPI host: files[.]pythonhosted[.]ru

Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

Campaign: 2024-10-innostage

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine.
Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "modified_time": "2024-10-07T13:23:16Z",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "sha256": "886e7758718d528adb49fb8a7362fdd0049dec6ceb7c427ff267dd94f779d126",
            "source": "kam193",
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:55.274343951Z",
            "id": "pypi/2024-10-innostage/innostage"
        },
        {
            "modified_time": "2024-10-07T13:23:16Z",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "sha256": "ec433c9a241ed7127dc5d6f55b002e94a2407ddd47000e50355f118536e9021e",
            "source": "kam193",
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:18.298683205Z",
            "id": "pypi/2024-10-innostage/innostage"
        },
        {
            "modified_time": "2024-10-07T13:23:16Z",
            "sha256": "e92b859a44c332a5fcf2a1a7f65a7b0cadf98bb193a0836e48a1d415d19f89ad",
            "source": "kam193",
            "versions": [
                "7.0.3",
                "7.0.1",
                "7.0.2",
                "7.0.4",
                "7.0.6",
                "7.0.7"
            ],
            "import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:57.545536783Z",
            "id": "pypi/2024-10-innostage/innostage"
        }
    ],
    "iocs": {
        "domains": [
            "files.pythonhosted.ru",
            "pythonhosted.ru",
            "files.inostage.ru"
        ],
        "urls": [
            "http://files.pythonhosted.ru/56788.txt",
            "http://files.pythonhosted.ru/56789.txt"
        ]
    }
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / innostage

Package

Name
innostage
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Purl
pkg:pypi/innostage

Affected ranges

Affected versions

7.*

7.0.1
7.0.2
7.0.3
7.0.4
7.0.6
7.0.7

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/innostage/MAL-2024-9266.json"